Rural inventor's device for the deaf puts him in Africa's top 50

Low-cost gadget aimed at enhancing safety and connectedness

By Aretha Linden -
13 August 2018

In a world short of inventors, a 33-year-old Cofimvaba man has invented a lifesaving device for deaf people – earning him a spot in the top 50 African innovators’ list.
Zuko Mandlakazi, a Walter Sisulu University accountancy alumnus, invented the Senso, a wrist-wearable device that picks up sounds and communicates them to the wearer through vibrations and colour-coded LED lights.